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These daredevil women pilots helped beat Hitler in WWII
Banned from flying in the U.S., these 25 American women headed to Britain to help ferry military aircraft—and fascinated the ...
A wild ride with the ‘Atta-Girl’ pilots who helped win World War II
In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.
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‘Spitfires’ chronicles the daring flights of American women pilots during WWII
Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new ...
The Remarkable True Story of How American World War II Pilot Dorothy Furey Dazzled the British Aristocracy
Legend had it that Dorothy Furey was the daughter of a wealthy banana importer. Legend had it that her family lost a fortune ...
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Who was Enola Gay? The woman who gave her name to the plane that A-bombed Japan
Who was the person that the B-29 aircraft Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb in WWII, was named after?
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Air Force Deletes Pages on First Female Thunderbirds Pilot Amid DEI Purge
Pages dedicated to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II—who ferried aircraft domestically during wartime to free up male pilots for overseas combat—have been removed ...
U.S. Air Force Removes Content Honoring Female Pilots Amid DEI Directive
Her contributions, along with those of Major General Jeannie Leavitt, the first woman to serve as a fighter pilot in the U.S. military, have been erased from online platforms. Other historic female ...
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2 historic murals depicting Long Island's aviation legacy coming to Cradle of Aviation Museum
which later became the Women Airforce Service Pilots, (WASPs)— created by the pioneering pilot Jackie Cochran at the outbreak of World War II. Rhonie painted the mural in a hangar at the old ...